CSIRO Undergraduate Vacation Scholarships

The CSIRO ICT Centre is working to establish Australia as a global ICT
innovator by delivering leading-edge Information and Communication
Technology solutions for industry and society. The Centre has over 250
researchers across Australia working in four capability-based
laboratories and two applications laboratories in four locations,
Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane and Hobart:

* Autonomous System
* Networking Technologies
* Wireless Technologies
* Information Engineering
* e-Health Research Centre
* Tasmanian ICT Centre

The 2008 Vacation Scholarship Program is designed to provide students
with the opportunity to work on real-world problems in a leading R&D
organisation. Participation in the Vacation Scholarship Program has
influenced previous scholarship holders in their choice of further study
and future career options. Many have gone on to pursue a PhD in CSIRO or
to build a successful research career within CSIRO, a University or
industry.

The scholarships are open to students who have completed at least 3
years of Undergraduate study and who have maintained a credit average or
higher. The students will be paid a stipend of $550 per week.
Scholarships are to commence early December 2008 and continue for a
period of 8-12 weeks. Each student will undertake a research project
under the supervision of a research scientist or engineer. Presentation
skills training is provided as well as an opportunity to participate in
an end of scholarship conference with other students and CSIRO research
scientists.

More information about the scholarships and application can be found at
https://recruitment.csiro.au/asp/job_details.asp?RefNo=2008/760%20

ANSTO YEAR-IN-INDUSTRY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, ANSTO, will
again be conducting their Year in Industry Internship Program in 2009.
Based in Southern Sydney, ANSTO is currently seeking applications from
undergraduates to take up internships during 2009. The program provides a
relevant industry based learning opportunity for students to apply theory
and skills to the workplace.

There are various internships offered with engineering and science
students majoring in the following areas invited to apply:

* Environmental science/Ecology
* Earth Science
* Chemistry
* Environmental Science
* Physics
* Science/marketing
* science/business
* science/communications
* science/commerce
* science/creative arts (graphic design or web)
* Chemical Engineering
* Science Engineering
* Occupational Health & Safety
* Safety & Environment
* Mechanical / Electronic / Electrical / Mechatronic
* Materials Science

Our Year in Industry Internship program (YII) is open to University
students who have completed 2 years of a 3 year degree, or have completed
3 years of a 4 year degree. To be eligible you will have at least one
full year's study remaining in your undergraduate degree at the
completion of your internship at ANSTO.

All opportunities are full time over 12 months. To apply or for further
information please consult the vacancies page of our website
www.ansto.gov.au or contact Megan Lusty on (02) 9717 3094.

To be eligible for appointment, applicants will require a security and
medical assessment and must be a penultimate year University student.

The program is available only to students at Australian universities who
have appropriate Australian work rights

Internship applications close: 12th September 2008.

Internet Commerce Security Postgraduate Research Scholarship

Internet Commerce Security
PhD Studies
$120k - Research Opportunity

The University of Ballarat is offering a unique opportunity for students
undertaking PhD studies in the area of Internet Commerce Security to receive
$120k over three years. You will work on real problems and data related to
current fraud activity faced by many financial organisations in the world of
eFinance and eSecurity.

The University of Ballarat, Westpac Banking Corporation and IBM have jointly
established the Internet Commerce Security Laboratory (ICSL) to carry out
research into Internet Commerce Security. It will focus on addressing some of
the most critical issues in the Internet Commerce Sector in the management of
identity, internet fraud, trust and the use of the internet. Research projects
will be in areas related to information security and data mining.

To be successful in your application you must have:
. A first class honours degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information
Technology or Mathematics
. Excellent communication skills
. Ability and aptitude for both a research and commercial environment

You must be willing to:
. Successfully complete a PhD in this research area
. Be part of a motivated, dynamic and creative environment
. Apply your knowledge to critical real world problems
. Be ready for employment opportunities that will exist in this field

Scholarship: $26,000 pa (tax free).
The Scholarship term is 3 years. Candidates for the scholarships must be
Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia.

Laboratory: Applicants are also able to apply for additional optional funding
of $14,000 pa (taxable) for Laboratory engagement.

Potential applicants should contact
Assoc Professor Paul Watters,
Director, Internet Commerce Security Laboratory
p.watters@ballarat.edu.au

http://www.eii.edu.au/schol/ics

PhD Scholarship in Nottingham University, Malaysia Campus

Requirement:
- First class hon (Hon Degree, MSC, MEng)
- good character, hardworking and practical

Phd area: Vision navigation (NO Choice) because it is funded by grant.
Student needs to do this topic. The project involve Hardware + software.
First supervisor: Prof Kenneth Ang

Offer:
The research project is fully funded, the student will get
(1) 3 year school fees (paid), RM28k x 3
(2) allowance RM1500 per month for 3 years, RM18k x 3.
(3) equipments of this research project will be fully funded.
(4) conference travel (include registration, travel, accommodation etc)
for the first two years, fully funded by the grant
(5) funding for training (if needed) is available.

2008 Google Australia and New Zealand Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship

***Attention girls!!!***

Scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of candidates' academic background and demonstrated leadership. A group of female undergraduate and graduate student finalists will be chosen from the applicant pool. The scholarship recipients will each receive a $5,000 scholarship for the 2009 academic year and an expenses-paid trip to the 2009 Grace Hopper Conference in the United States. Remaining finalists will receive $1,000 each.

Applicants must satisfy all of the following criteria to be eligible:
- Be a female student who has completed one or more years of a B.Sc/B.Eng degree with at least one year of study remaining, whether as part of a Bachelors or postgraduate degree
- Be enrolled in full-time undergraduate or postgraduate study at an university in Australia or New Zealand in 2009
- Be studying Computer Science, Computer Science or Software, Engineering, Informatics, or a closely related technical field
- Maintain an excellent academic record (e.g. distinction average plus)

Citizens, permanent residents, and international students are eligible to apply. Past applicants and finalists are encouraged to re-apply also.

For more info: http://www.google.com.au/anitaborg/

EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY FOR GRADUATE EDUCATION IN HAMPTON, VA, USA

National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) anticipates at least 15 new graduate research assistantships for 2008-2009.

Stipends $22-26 K per year, all tuition, fees, health insurance, and a professional travel allowance.

Perform research with experts at NASA Langley Research Center, eminent faculty at NIA (including 6 chaired professors) and faculty on campus http://www.nianet.org/graduateeducation/gradstudentops.php

MS and PhD degrees in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, Materials Science, Systems, Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Physics and other engineering fields from one of our consortium universities: Georgia Tech, Maryland, NC State, NC A&T, Virginia, Virginia Tech.

Residency fulfilled at NIA in Hampton. Earn degree from one of our universities while taking up to half of your courses from consortium partner universities. Coursework from on-site faculty as well as distance learning. Innovative new courses, including team-taught classes from our multi-university consortium.
For a brochure to post or share please click on the following link:
http://www.nianet.org/pubs/NIA_GradEd06.pdf


Additional information on the NIA graduate program may be found on http://www.nianet.org/graduateeducation


For additional information please contact Ms. Lisa Burke, lburke@nianet.org or (757) 325-6731.

Methodist College Kuala Lumpur awards

Methodist College is offering a limited number of SCHOLARSHIPS for its A-Levels March intake. Do take a look at http://www.methodistcollegekl.edu.my/ and apply for them immediately.

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Scholarships

Methodist College Kuala Lumpur awards Merit and Special Scholarships to post SPM/GCE O-Level students who commence their studies at MCKL:


MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS

Students with excellent SPM/GCE O-Level results will be considered for various scholarships for the following courses of study:
Course Academic Requirements Award
A-Level (Science) 10 1A's and above Full tuition scholarship
8 to 9 1A's Partial (50%) scholarship
5 to 7 1A's Partial (25%) scholarship

A-Level (Arts)
Australian Matriculation (AUSMAT) 8 1A's and above Full tuition scholarship
6 to 7 1A's Partial (50%) scholarship
5 A's (1A's or 2A's) Partial (25%) scholarship

Diploma in Early Childhood Education (Dip.ECE) 5 1A's and above Full tuition scholarship
4 1A's Partial (50%) scholarship
3 A's (1A's or 2A's) Partial (25%) scholarship


SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIPS

Special Scholarships will be awarded to students in the following categories
Category Award
Children of Pastors of Methodist Churches Full tuition scholarship
Children of Pastors of Christian Churches Partial (50%) scholarship
Students of Methodist Churches in Malaysia Partial (50%) scholarship
Students from Private Methodist Secondary Schools Partial (30%) scholarship



Terms and conditions apply. A limited number of scholarships will be offered.

credits: cmteo from lowyat.net

Funded Research Positions for Postdoctoral and Doctoral Students in

The Institute of Computer Science at the University of Innsbruck, Austria,
invites applications for Phd students and Postdocs in the Distributed and
Parallel Systems Group (DPS).

Your areas of interest should comprise:
- Application development and runtime environments for multi-core parallel
architectures
- Program analysis and optimizations for parallel systems
- Programming languages and methods for multiprocessor architectures
- Performance analysis and debugging for parallel programs

Prerequisites: applicants must hold a master or equivalent degree in
computer science as well as a working permit for the European Union

Profile of our group: DPS participates among others in the following EU
projects: EU CoreGRID, EU EC-GIN, EU edutain@grid, EU Adaptive Services
Grid, EU KWF Grid, EU EGEE 1 . 3, SFB Aurora and Austrian Grid.

Language skills: English; Note that the working and study language is
English. The entire course and research programme is held in English only.
There is no need to learn German for this position.

The City of Innsbruck, which hosted the Olympic winter games twice, is
located in the beautiful surroundings of the Tyrolean Alps. The
combination of the Alpine environment and the urban life in this
historically grown town provides a high quality of living. The university
has a long tradition dating back to the 16th century, and, with seven
schools (Theology, Law, Economics and Social Sciences, Medicine,
Humanities, Natural Sciences, Civil Engineering and Architecture), it
offers a wide spectrum of research and teaching activities and interesting
opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. Besides, the Country of
Tyrol strongly supports various initiatives in the IT domain.

Applications can be submitted anytime. There is no deadline. Please direct
questions and your application to:

Prof. Dr. Thomas Fahringer
Institute of Computer Science, University of Innsbruck
Technikerstr. 21a, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Email: Thomas.Fahringer@uibk.ac.at
URL: dps.uibk.ac.at

Happy new year!

A late new year greeting (had been busy taking leave back home and attending wedding in NZ =p).

Hope these info help!

Scholarship Opportunities in the UK

For further information please refer to: http://www.PostgraduateStudentships.co.uk

PhD Scholarship under an APAI Linkage Grant

Linkage Project – Structure and properties of aircraft alloys subjected to equal channel angular processing

Industrial partner – Boeing Corp, Phantom Works, St. Louis, USA.

Supervisor – Dr Peter Thomson, Department of Materials Engineering, Monash University

Stipend – currently $25,118 per annum – for three years with an expectation of renewal for a further six months as necessary.

For further information please contact: peter.thomson@eng.monash.edu.au

Australian Federation of University Women Vic-Scholarship Program 2008

The scholarships listed below are offered only to female students who are enrolled at Victorian universities, or at the Victorian campuses of the Australian Catholic University. Applicants are asked to demonstrate that they are or have been experiencing disadvantage in the pursuit of their studies.

William and Elizabeth Fisher Scholarship $4000, two Bursaries $1500 each and International Scholarship $2000 for female students enrolled in 2008 in a postgraduate research degree.

Yvonne Aitken Scholarship $2000 for a female student enrolled in 2008 in a postgraduate Diploma of Education (DipEd).

AFUW-Vic Scholarship $2500 and two Bursaries $1000 each for a female student enrolled in 2008 in a postgraduate coursework degree. Mature age will be a preferential factor.

F.D. Daniels Scholarship $3000 and two Bursaries $1500 each for female students enrolled in 2008 in an honours year of an undergraduate degree.

Madeleine Capicchiano Scholarship $3000 for a female student enrolled in an honours year of an undergraduate degree who is conducting research human rights and/or social justice issues at the local, national or international level.

Indigenous Scholarship $2000 for a female indigenous student resident in Victoria enrolled in 2008 in an undergraduate degree course at a Victorian university.

For further information please refer to: www.vicnet.net.au/~afuwvic

Chevening Scholarships

Closing Date: Friday 28 March, 2008

For further information please refer to: www.britishcouncil.org.au/educationuk